
Former
South Korean President Park Geun-hye (C) arrives for her trial at the
Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on May 23, 2017. Park Geun-Hye was
due in court on May 23 to face trial over the massive corruption
scandal that led to her stunning downfall.<br />Ahn Young-joon /
POOL / AFP
She has boycotted all court hearings since October, claiming unfair treatment.
But an appeal hearing will nonetheless take place as prosecutors are seeking harsher punishment.
The Yonhap report said Park would boycott the process.
The wide-ranging corruption scandal which broke last year prompted massive street protests against Park across the country and led to her impeachment.
Park and her close confidante Choi Soon-sil were the key figures in the scandal involving charges of graft, influence-peddling and taking bribes from corporate bigwigs in exchange for policy favours.
Park is the third former South Korean leader to be convicted on criminal charges after leaving office, joining Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo. They were both found guilty of treason and corruption in the 1990s.
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